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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoWhen I lived in Calgary they used beet juice and it worked fine.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoCalgary is semi-arid. Beet juice would not work in a place like Ontario. Too much ice!
minus-squareThe Pantserlinkfedilink6•2 years agoThe sugars lower the freezing point of the ice so the salt works better but it still needs salt.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 years agoFrom what i found its beet juice mixed with salt brine. Not as bad as normal ice melt apparently. https://www.backyardboss.net/beet-juice-ice-melt/ Though I’m sure this isn’t great for the environment either.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 years agoThey already do this in the GTA on many roads Edit: They’ve done it for awhile
When I lived in Calgary they used beet juice and it worked fine.
How does that work?
Calgary is semi-arid. Beet juice would not work in a place like Ontario. Too much ice!
They already use it. It works.
The sugars lower the freezing point of the ice so the salt works better but it still needs salt.
It’s also super sticky which helps
From what i found its beet juice mixed with salt brine. Not as bad as normal ice melt apparently.
https://www.backyardboss.net/beet-juice-ice-melt/
Though I’m sure this isn’t great for the environment either.
They already do this in the GTA on many roads
Edit: They’ve done it for awhile